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Hot Hits
Soul Divas
Signature TheatreNov. 19 – 23 Signature singers honor the celebrated chanteuses whose unbelievable voices lifted our spirits.
Sinbad
StrathmoreFri. Dec 13 Beloved comedian and actor Sinbad has been making audiences laugh for more than three decades.
Mark Morris Dance Group: Pepperland
The Kennedy CenterNov. 13 – 16 New production that celebrates the 50th anniversary of the Beatles’ groundbreaking album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band.
Béla Fleck & The Flecktones
StrathmoreMon. Dec 2 Fleck has reunited the original lineup for a very special tour.
Atlanta Ballet: The Nutcracker
The Kennedy CenterNov. 27 – Dec. 1 the Kennedy Center debut of Atlanta Ballet and its extraordinary new production.
De Sanguashington - Groovin On the Pike
Columbia Pike Branch LibraryFri. Nov 1 De Sanguashington's variety of Colombian rhythms including vallenato, cumbia and tropi-pop.
Escaped Alone
Signature TheatreOct. 22 – Nov. 3 Caryl Churchill's (Cloud 9, Top Girls) electrifying Signature debut is a caustically funny and surreal afternoon of tea and calamity.
Step Afrika! Step Xplosion
StrathmoreSun. Jan 12, 2020 Tracing step’s roots to the African American percussive traditions of patting juba, hambone, ring shout, and tap.
Amadeus
Folger TheatreNov. 5 – Dec. 22 Genius and jealousy collide in the opulent salons and opera houses of 18th-century Vienna.
A Chorus Line
Signature TheatreOct. 29, 2019 – Jan. 4, 2020 This non-stop showcase with one of the largest casts in Signature history is the one singular sensation for the holiday season.
An Evening with Chris Thile
StrathmoreTue. Nov 5 Thile transcends the borders of conventionally circumscribed genres, creating a distinctly American canon and a new musical aesthetic.
Spotlights
Washington Performing Arts: Taipei Symphony Orchestra
StrathmoreFri. Nov 15
Arlington Exhibition: Emma Cregan and Johab Silva
Marymount University - Ballston CenterThru Nov. 2
The Second City's Love, Factually
The Kennedy CenterDec. 3 – 29
NPO: Voices of Light, Richard Einhorn's score and the silent film The Passion of Joan of Arc
StrathmoreSat. Nov 23
WNO: The Magic Flute
The Kennedy CenterNov. 2 – 23
Summoned: Frances Perkins and the General Welfare
National ArchivesSat. Oct 26
Washington Performing Arts: Chick Corea Trilogy
StrathmoreWed. Oct 30
Rightfully Hers: American Women and the Vote
National ArchivesThru Jan. 3, 2021
Ronald K. Brown/EVIDENCE
StrathmoreFri. Nov 8
National Philharmonic: ARRIVAL FROM SWEEDEN. The Music of ABBA
StrathmoreSat. Nov 2
DEMO by Damian Woetzel: BalletX
The Kennedy CenterOct. 25 – 26
Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! The Musical
The Kennedy CenterNov. 23, 2019 – Jan. 5, 2020
